Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§3102 Purposes
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 33— - NATIONAL INDIAN FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT › § 3102
Summary
Allow the Secretary of the Interior to work with landowners to manage Indian forest lands in a way that follows the Secretary’s duty to tribes and the owners’ goals. Permit certain deductions from timber sale money to stay on the reservation for forest management, increase professional Native foresters and staff, and authorize needed funding.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §3102
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The purposes of this chapter are to—
(1)allow the Secretary of the Interior to take part in the management of Indian forest lands, with the participation of the lands’ beneficial owners, in a manner consistent with the Secretary’s trust responsibility and with the objectives of the beneficial owners;
(2)clarify the authority of the Secretary to make deductions from the proceeds of sale of Indian forest products, assure the use of such deductions on the reservation from which they are derived solely for use in forest land management activities, and assure that no other deductions shall be collected;
(3)increase the number of professional Indian foresters and related staff in forestry programs on Indian forest land; and
(4)provide for the authorization of necessary appropriations to carry out this chapter for the protection, conservation, utilization, management, and enhancement of Indian forest lands.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 3102
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73